‘Mohammed tried to cross over into Onitsha from Asaba during the civil war despite advice against frontal tactics by Lt. Col. Konyan and Lt. Col. Akinrinade. Many of his troops were killed and others drowned. Yet Gen Gowon retained Mohammed in the Army for reasons best known to him’

RESIDENTS of Ibaa community and Uvuawhu clan, comprising Ibaa and Obelle in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, have kicked up a fuss over contamination of their underground water and environment purportedly by a multinational oil firm.

The BRICS is a group of major emerging economies, which include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

When Jide Akerele got the bill and the list of textbooks brought home by his daughter who got promoted to Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2 in a private school, two things shocked him.

Thousands of indigenous peoples in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday marked the United Nations World Indigenous Day with fun-fare amidst demands for socio-political inclusion. Adewale Adeoye who attended the event reports:

“The people have spoken. The people truly understand the issues and are standing up to say what has been going on is unfair, and unacceptable”

“He just got a phone number in the past year,” says his sister, Ronami Ogulu. “He didn’t even have WhatsApp”

Sports is the only sector where our – political, ethnic or religious – differences vanish or are swallowed by euphoria

The sure brush strokes the nation’s security agencies and the pipeline surveillance contractors require to rise above oil thieves in the Niger Delta are to have a common purpose, synchronize operations, share intelligence, and work together with mutual trust and respect for each other.

Over the last two years, the Alliance has empowered over 16,000 young people with employability and entrepreneurial training, internship and mentoring opportunities